Well, well, Dell — So Dell is starting a blog. — Ha. Heh. Ho ho ho. — It's a blog in content management system name only. — The subtitle is "direct conversations with Dell" but this is as much a conversation as yelling at a brick wall. There is not one link there.

Dell Launches Blog — Dell is out of the gate with a corporate blog... Like every corporate blog it is looking for a voice and will probably take time to find one. It's a little corporatey - but then its a corporate blog. The bloggerati just need to get over every blog coming …

Dell joins the bloggy Web — Oh, oh, this is becoming a trend. A human being on Dell's Web site? Calling Jeff Jarvis, calling Jeff Jarvis! Oh, he already chimed in. Steve Rubel did too and says the same thing. — What did I tell Nestle when someone asked "how do you start?" — Listen.

BitTorrent inks licensing deal with studios — BitTorrent is lining up entertainment companies as it prepares to sell downloads of feature films, TV shows and other video entertainment. — The San Francisco-based file-sharing company announced on Monday that it has signed licensing deals …

Google to Put a Research Center in Michigan — ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 10 — Google plans to build an office and research center here that will have up to 1,000 employees, people who had been briefed on the plan said Monday night. — The announcement is set to be made Tuesday morning …

Bebo Shuns $550 Million Acquisition Offer — San Francisco based social network Bebo, which recently raised $15 million from Benchmark Capital, rejected a £300 million ($552 million) acquisition offer from British Telecom Group "a few weeks ago", according to an insider on the transaction.

Hellgate: London Source Code Stolen? — Reliable sources have indicated that the Flagship Studios network has been hacked and the source code for Hellgate: London has been stolen. I contacted the Flagship head cheese Bill Roper directly for comment and he has indicated that while they have heard …

The next Web is the human Web — I just did a speaking gig at Microsoft. Spoke to Nestle executives from around the world. Nice group of folks. Asked some interesting questions. Couldn't believe that they could actually watch what everyone around the world would say about Nestle.

Microsoft Argo's Final Name: The Zune? — Our inboxes are on fire with brand new information about the new Microsoft MP3 player. We thought the player was code-named "Argo", but we now got word that the final product name that's been flying around is the "Zune"!

Industry to stop 'music cheats' — The recorded music industry's trade group has asked internet service providers (ISPs) to freeze the accounts of customers who illegally fileshare. — The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has written to Tiscali and Cable & Wireless asking them to suspend 59 accounts for "illegal filesharing".

Hilary Rosen: Singing a New Song? — For many, the name Hilary Rosen recalls a Recording Industry Association of America bogeywoman who brought the law down on Napster, the Diamond Rio, small-time internet radio and other fan favorites. Music and tech enthusiasts seemed to hold …

Citibank Phish Spoofs 2-Factor Authentication — Security experts have long touted the need for financial Web sites to move beyond mere passwords and implement so-called "two-factor authentication" — the second factor being something the user has in their physical possession like an access card …

The 10 worst technologies in Q2 2006 — We love seeing great new tech, but there's also a side of us that takes delight in seeing the other end of the technological spectrum. Like with a bad movie that achieves cult status because it's just that bad, we love to hate something …

2018 Top 100 Global Tech Leaders — 21st century technology-sector leadership requires more than financial success. It also requires a commitment to compliance, innovation, and much more. Who are today's leaders?